Re: A86: ROM Images (legal battle thread)

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Subject: Re: A86: ROM Images (legal battle thread)
From: Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 03:45:43 +0100 (MET)
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Programmers who can get their hands on a ROM image and an emulator
probably won't buy the calcualtor, espically if they just want to port
their games.

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On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Cassady Roop wrote:

> 
> For a video game or something I can accept that, but these are
> calculators.  An emulator isn't much use without the calculator;  it's
> just a testing ground.  Anyone who uses the ROM on an emulator probably
> owns or will buy the calculator.  You don't bring the emulator to math
> class with you.
> 
> 
> Bryan Rabeler wrote:
> > 
> > Well, distributing ROMs could potientally cut into TI's sale of
> > calculators because people (espically programmers) will use the free ROM
> > instead of buying the calculator.
>

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Re: A86: ROM Images (legal battle thread)

From: Cassady Roop <croop@oregontrail.net>

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